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'''No Pressure''' is one of short films from the global warming mitigation campaign 10:10, written by Richard Curtis and Franny Armstrong, and directed by Dougal Wilson. making a short film containing more explicit content for younger audiences. 
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'''[[wikipedia:No Pressure (film)|No Pressure]]''' is a global warming short film by '''Possible.''' (Formerly 10:10). The short film was written by Richard Curtis and Franny Armstrong, and directed by Dougal Wilson. The video description described the film as '“No Pressure” celebrates everybody who is actively tackling climate change… by blowing up those who aren’t.'<ref>https://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/09/30/o-m-g-video-explodes-skeptical-kids-in-bloodbath/</ref>


=== '''First Scene''' ===
==Scenes==
The first scene begins a bright and chirpy schoolteacher, played by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndsey_Marshal Lyndsey Marshal], tells her class about the 10:10 campaign, and asks what they are doing to reduce their carbon footprint. She asks which of students are planning to participate; most raising their hands, two children haveshrug apathetically. The teacher has reassures them this is fine, it's absolutely fine, there is "no pressure", but then shifts the papers on her desk to reveal a red-button detonator, which she presses. The two children who did not want to participate explode, covering their screaming classmates with blood and body parts. then goes on casually to explain the night's homework to her horrified charges.
===First Scene===
The film begins with a bright and chirpy schoolteacher telling her class about the 10:10 campaign, and asking what they are doing to reduce their carbon footprint. She asks which of the students are planning to participate; most raise their hands, and two children shrug apathetically. The teacher has reassured the students that this is fine, as there is "no pressure," however, the camera then shifts to the papers on the teacher's desk to reveal a red-button detonator, which she presses. The two children who did not want to participate explode, covering their screaming classmates with blood and body parts. then goes on casually to explain the night's homework to her horrific charges.


=== '''Second Scene''' ===
===Second Scene===
The second scene that shows a group of white-collar workers in an office meeting. The office manager similarly explains the purpose of the 10:10 campaign, and asks who will be participating. While most raised their hands, four raise their hands are unconvinced. The manager reassures them that there is "no pressure" to participate, he's then handed a detonator by an assistant, which he uses to blow up the four workers, splattering appalled co-workers with gore.
The second scene shows a group of white-collar workers in an office meeting. The office manager similarly explains the purpose of the 10:10 campaign and asks who will be participating. While most raised their hands, four employees were not convinced. The manager reassures them that there is "no pressure" to participate, however, the manager's assistant hands the manager a detonation button, which he uses to blow up the four workers, splattering the appalled co-workers with gore.


=== '''Third Scene''' ===
===Third Scene===
The third scene is setting on a football pitch during team training. The coach, played by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola David Ginola], asks the players to explain about the 10:10 campaign, the team is participating in. They are describe into a range of energy-saving measures which been implemented by the team and its fans. However, the coach remains unmoved, remarking the campaign would distract him from football. A player wants to tell him that there's "no pressure", produces a detonator and blows him up. Unlike the witnesses depicted graphic content in previous scenes, the team is not being surprised at all.
The scene is set on a football pitch during team training. The coach asks the players to explain the 10:10 campaign, the team is participating in. The players explain that the 10:10 movement is for people to cut their carbon emissions by 10%. The coach, however, believes that doing this is a distraction from playing football. Like the other scenes, the coach is told that there is "no pressure," until he is blown up by another coach. The other coach then gets the team back to practice.


=== '''Fourth Scene''' ===
===Fourth Scene===
The final scene begins a brief interlude with captions explains about the 10:10 campaign, accompanied by music from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead Radiohead]''. after in the final scene, the actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson Gillian Anderson] is finishing the voice-over for the interlude just seen. The sound engineer asks her, what she is planning to doing to the cut her carbon footprint. Anderson irritably remarks that she was thought providing the recording as a sufficient contribution. The sound engineer repeats the film's catchphrase, "no pressure", and detonates Anderson before picking up to leave. the short film ends with a explosion shot of Anderson's gory remains sliding down the sound-booth window with the text "''Cut your carbon by 10%. No pressure.''"
The fourth scene begins with music by Radiohead playing. The text then appears reading "500,000 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> Saved in First 6 Months," "May 2010 UK Government Commits to 10% Cut," "10:10 Cities (The list reads Oslo, Lisbon, Mexico City, Paris, Chiang Mai, Lyon, Brighton, Sibenik, Bordeaux, Zadar, Subiaco, Cannes, Pula, Lille, Bourges)," and "10:10 Campaigns Now in 40 Countries." A voiceover by Gillian Anderson also plays during the credits, "10:10. Hundreds of thousands of people, schools, businesses, hospitals, movie stars, knitting circles, scout troops, presidents, and governments all tackling climate change: More than 40 countries. Care to join us? No pressure."  


=== '''Controversy''' ===
Afterward, in the recording studio, Gillian Anderson is asked what she is doing to tackle climate change; Anderson rebuts the question stating that doing the voiceover is enough, so, because of this response, the sound engineer tells Anderson that there is no pressure and detonates her. The text "1010global.org    cut your global carbon by 10%  no pressure" then pops up, ending the video.
The video was removed after due to it's sparking controversy, the viral video for climate change campaign 10:10 that shows the students, actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson Gillian Anderson] and actor ex-footballer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola David Ginola] being blown up for not caring about the climate change and the video has been removed from it's website after due to the sparking controversy<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/science/school-children-blown-up-for-not-fighting-climate-change-in-controversial-ad</ref>.{{Cite}}
 
== Reception ==
=== Controversy ===
The video had a positive reception from much of the media and people in support of curbing global warming. However, some supporters also believed that the video was too violent and that the shock tactic would not work properly.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/2010/oct/04/10-10-activism</ref> Climate skeptics, however, had an extremely negative reaction to the video; these people showed their negativity towards the video by calling Richard Curtis an Eco-fascist. The video also had a large dislike-to-like ratio with many of the top comments being from skeptics.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20101226060538/youtube.com/watch?v=sSTLDel-G9k</ref> Because of the backlash, the video was privated and removed from the 10:10 website.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/science/school-children-blown-up-for-not-fighting-climate-change-in-controversial-ad</ref>
 
== Trivia ==
*During the making of scenes where people get blown up by themselves, fake blood and gelatine were used, not actual blood.


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* '''Reuploaded''': youtube.com/watch?v=AsbqoytInTY
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 9 October 2023

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No Pressure is a global warming short film by Possible. (Formerly 10:10). The short film was written by Richard Curtis and Franny Armstrong, and directed by Dougal Wilson. The video description described the film as '“No Pressure” celebrates everybody who is actively tackling climate change… by blowing up those who aren’t.'[1]

Scenes

First Scene

The film begins with a bright and chirpy schoolteacher telling her class about the 10:10 campaign, and asking what they are doing to reduce their carbon footprint. She asks which of the students are planning to participate; most raise their hands, and two children shrug apathetically. The teacher has reassured the students that this is fine, as there is "no pressure," however, the camera then shifts to the papers on the teacher's desk to reveal a red-button detonator, which she presses. The two children who did not want to participate explode, covering their screaming classmates with blood and body parts. then goes on casually to explain the night's homework to her horrific charges.

Second Scene

The second scene shows a group of white-collar workers in an office meeting. The office manager similarly explains the purpose of the 10:10 campaign and asks who will be participating. While most raised their hands, four employees were not convinced. The manager reassures them that there is "no pressure" to participate, however, the manager's assistant hands the manager a detonation button, which he uses to blow up the four workers, splattering the appalled co-workers with gore.

Third Scene

The scene is set on a football pitch during team training. The coach asks the players to explain the 10:10 campaign, the team is participating in. The players explain that the 10:10 movement is for people to cut their carbon emissions by 10%. The coach, however, believes that doing this is a distraction from playing football. Like the other scenes, the coach is told that there is "no pressure," until he is blown up by another coach. The other coach then gets the team back to practice.

Fourth Scene

The fourth scene begins with music by Radiohead playing. The text then appears reading "500,000 tonnes of CO2 Saved in First 6 Months," "May 2010 UK Government Commits to 10% Cut," "10:10 Cities (The list reads Oslo, Lisbon, Mexico City, Paris, Chiang Mai, Lyon, Brighton, Sibenik, Bordeaux, Zadar, Subiaco, Cannes, Pula, Lille, Bourges)," and "10:10 Campaigns Now in 40 Countries." A voiceover by Gillian Anderson also plays during the credits, "10:10. Hundreds of thousands of people, schools, businesses, hospitals, movie stars, knitting circles, scout troops, presidents, and governments all tackling climate change: More than 40 countries. Care to join us? No pressure."

Afterward, in the recording studio, Gillian Anderson is asked what she is doing to tackle climate change; Anderson rebuts the question stating that doing the voiceover is enough, so, because of this response, the sound engineer tells Anderson that there is no pressure and detonates her. The text "1010global.org cut your global carbon by 10% no pressure" then pops up, ending the video.

Reception

Controversy

The video had a positive reception from much of the media and people in support of curbing global warming. However, some supporters also believed that the video was too violent and that the shock tactic would not work properly.[2] Climate skeptics, however, had an extremely negative reaction to the video; these people showed their negativity towards the video by calling Richard Curtis an Eco-fascist. The video also had a large dislike-to-like ratio with many of the top comments being from skeptics.[3] Because of the backlash, the video was privated and removed from the 10:10 website.[4]

Trivia

  • During the making of scenes where people get blown up by themselves, fake blood and gelatine were used, not actual blood.

Links

NOTE: The following video contains extremely graphic content!

  • youtube.com/watch?v=sE3g0i2rz4w

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